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This guide contains
only a partial list of occupational titles and career fields that
may be of interest to students considering a history major. In
addition to the skills and knowledge gained through your college
course work in this major, you may also need to acquire career
related work experience, additional work related skills and/or
additional education. Some of the occupations require an
advanced degree to enter the field.
After you have
identified possible occupations of interest to you, it is important
to investigate the nature of work; education and training
requirements; skills and special talents needed; types of employers;
future trends and employment outlook related to each of these
careers. You may also want to research these occupations by
reading the books and literature available in the Philadelphia House
Career Resource Library, by talking with individuals working in the
career field, and by contacting related professional
associations.
This guide also provides information about
obtaining related work experience including links to possible internships.
However for the best information on current, local internships contact Sally
Cardenas, Director of Internships and Community-Based Learning at 562-464-4533
or email her at scardenas@whittier.edu.
Career Options
Note:
(2) refers to second information link for occupational title
Typical Employers
Colleges
and universities, drama conservatories, film studios and production
companies, private and public schools, radio and television,
recreation departments, and theatrical production companies.
Liberal
Arts Related Occupations
(click here for more
options)
Marketable Skills Associated with a Theatre Arts
Major
- Communication: supervising people,
conveying ideas, writing copy; interviewing;
- Organization: establishing
timelines; delegating assignments; motivating groups; assessing
needs; organizing equipment, establishing priorites
- Artistic: creating new approaches,
concepts; designing scenery; giving visual form to ideas
- Technical: operating visual and
audio equipment; lighting; installing and maintaining projecting
and receiving systems
- Other: ability to think creatively;
using critical analysis; comparing and contrasting ideas;
budgeting and cost analysis for programs/services;
fundraising
Getting Career
Related Work Experience
To be competitive
in today's job market and to improve your qualifications for
graduate school, gaining career related work experience while you
are a college student is very important.
Career related work
experience can include various forms of paid and volunteer
experience (i.e. internships, some work study positions, summer or
part-time jobs in your career field of interest, possibly
fellowships, and some volunteer positions)
Theatre Related
Internships
Sources of
Career and Employment Information
Career
Information Links on the Internet
Employment
Links on the Internet
Graduate School
Resources
General Graduate School
Resource Links
Theatre Arts
program links
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